Director and Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling M.A./Ed.S. Progra

Director and Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling M.A./Ed.S. Program The Counseling Programs at James Madison University are seeking an exceptional Counselor Educator to join the award-winning faculty in the Department of Graduate Psychology and serve as the Program Director for our Clinical Mental Health Counseling M.A./Ed.S. Program. Our CACREP-accredited programs include Clinical Mental Health Counseling M.A./Ed.S., School Counseling M.Ed./Ed.S., and Counseling and Supervision Ph.D. The full-time (10 month), tenure track position will start in August 2027, and will be filled at the rank of advanced Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor. The role of Program Director includes responsibilities for providing leadership of the program to include: maintaining a strategic plan, ensuring compliance with CACREP standards; collaborating with the clinical coordinator, CACREP liaison, and other program directors to ensure effective communication and support of the JMU Counseling Programs community; meeting research expectations consistent with the department's and JMU's tenure and promotion expectations. The position also includes: teaching four core counseling courses each academic year; engaging in successful scholarship; and providing service to the department and university. The successful candidate will share our philosophy that cultivating the personhood of the student-counselor is a corollary to academic instruction. We therefore seek a candidate committed to joining and fostering a culture that promotes both the personal growth and professional development of our students. Candidates should have experience with clinical mental health counseling practice, supervision, and teaching. The successful applicant will possess a doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision from a CACREP-accredited program; be a Licensed Professional Counselor, with the requirement of obtaining Virginia licensure within two years of start date; and be able to document successful teaching and supervision within a master's or doctoral program. A strong identity as a clinical mental health counselor educator with an interest in program leadership as well as teaching and mentoring students at the master's level is required. Strong clinical skills, as well as the ability to teach a variety of courses at the master's levels, are desired.